Wondering who you should start this week — Darnell Washington or Eli Raridon? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Darnell Washington — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Darnell Washington (CLE allow the 17th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Darnell WashingtonSTART
vs CLE
6.2
17th
7.7
–
healthy
Eli Raridon
@ MIA
5.6
3rd · soft
9.1
–
healthy
TEs vs CLE recently: Mason Taylor 2.4 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 pts (W7).
TEs vs MIA recently: T.J. Hockenson 11.9 pts (W4) · Tanner Hudson 7.4 pts (W5) · Mason Taylor 20.2 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darnell Washington has the higher floor (2.2) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Darnell Washington has the higher ceiling (11.6) — the play if you need points.
Darnell Washington is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Darnell Washington faces CLE, 17th most generous to TEs.
Eli Raridon faces MIA, 3rd most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.